How To Install php-symfony-mercure on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-mercure on Ubuntu 22.04. php-symfony-mercure is publisher part of the Mercure Protocol

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-mercure on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is php-symfony-mercure

php-symfony-mercure is:

The Symfony Mercure Component implements the “publisher” part of the Mercure Protocol.

Mercure is a protocol allowing to push data updates to web browsers and other HTTP clients in a convenient, fast, reliable and battery-efficient way. It is especially useful to publish real-time updates of resources served through web APIs, to reactive web and mobile apps.

Symfony is a PHP framework, a set of tools and a development methodology.

There are three methods to install php-symfony-mercure on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install php-symfony-mercure Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install php-symfony-mercure using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install php-symfony-mercure

Install php-symfony-mercure Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install php-symfony-mercure using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install php-symfony-mercure

Install php-symfony-mercure Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install php-symfony-mercure using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install php-symfony-mercure

How To Uninstall php-symfony-mercure on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the php-symfony-mercure package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove php-symfony-mercure

Uninstall php-symfony-mercure And Its Dependencies

To uninstall php-symfony-mercure and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-symfony-mercure

Remove php-symfony-mercure Configurations and Data

To remove php-symfony-mercure configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge php-symfony-mercure

Remove php-symfony-mercure configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove php-symfony-mercure configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-symfony-mercure

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install php-symfony-mercure package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.